I just bought a pair. They look like genuine japanese manufacture, about 1960's.

I'm going to assume you're referring to the nunchuks here.

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Where can I get some instruction on their use?

Plenty of books and probably youtube videos but learning off someone who already knows how to use them is always best. The karate organization I used to belong to taught their use and they are fun to play with.

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Are they valuble for self defense?

No, not unless you are expert with them. Their bending nature makes it highly likely for someone not well trained in them to hit themselves in the head, the knee, the elbow or the knuckles, at least that's where I remember hitting myself with them when I was learning. There are better items to defend yourself with such as a sharpened stick, a screwdriver or even a plastic racket. Check out garden tools too such as the hoe-matic.

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Are you serious, man? Nunchucks are a useless weapon. You are better off using a cane or a walking stick. Much more deadly and practical.

I would not say they are useless. I have a friend that is very proficient with the nun-chucks. It would take a gun to beat him. He is very fast and accurate with them. He has been studying the use of them for over 40 years.

The art of Filipino stick fighting is much overlooked. Also to carry two sticks is usually not illegal.

This thread isn't about discussing which is the best personal defense weapon. It's about nunchakus.

True.

But I see these kind of threads as a discussion on what the most effective non-projectile weapons are.

I would never use nunchucks or any other kind of weapon attached to a rope or chain. If someone was that close, I would wrestle them, or use an improvised stabbing (screwdrivers) or clubbing weapon (D-cell maglight).

But I see these kind of threads as a discussion on what the most effective non-projectile weapons are.

I would never use nunchucks or any other kind of weapon attached to a rope or chain. If someone was that close, I would wrestle them, or use an improvised stabbing (screwdrivers) or clubbing weapon (D-cell maglight).

You're correct. People aren't thinking got the obvious, the greatest weapons, the hands.

Unless highly trained, you probably have a 90% chance of owning yourself with 'chuks.

Leave 'em to the experts.

People injure themselves using nunchakus while doing acrobatics with them. If you simply swing them at an opponent, the chances of hurting yourself are slim to none (unless you were to miss altogether).
The added momentum also make them more effective than a cane of similar weight and length. This is irrefutable.

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You're correct. People aren't thinking got the obvious, the greatest weapons, the hands.

You know, weapons aren't permanently fixed to your hands. You can always choose to drop them if the need arises.

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The problem is not which weapon to use. But to have the balls and fortitude to stand up for yourselves. Most would say ," But what could I do." Get in shape , develop some type of fighting skills and f**k up the first one to bother you . Until then many White men will cower to the black